Australian Grand Prix
Stroll penalty, Australian GP 20225s for more than one change of direction
Outcome5 second time penalty 1 penalty points (total of 8 for the 12 month period) - weaving
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Stroll · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- More than one change of direction to defend a position.
- What this outcome means
- 5-second penalty explained →
- Penalty points
- +1point (FIA-stated total: 8)
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards reviewed the video evidence. On the main straight, Stroll (Lance Stroll) was ahead of Bottas (Valtteri Bottas). STR moved right to defend against a potential overtake from BOT. STR returned to the racing line and then moved to the right for a second time to defend from another move by BOT. The second move breaches the regulation which prohibits more than one change of direction to… full reasoning ↗
Source: FIA stewards' decision document (PDF, fia.com). The Time Penalty links to the official document and, where it can, summarises the outcome in a sentence; it does not host or alter the document.
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